Tom Scully in September ...

[QueenC 74]

living around the Harbour would be great but he will be living in the west which is slumsville, good luck to him

Yep slumsville.....

Breakfast Point

[H_T 2,941]

GWS Giants wait after Tom Scully pitch

- Daily Telegraph.

Includes new quote from Silvagni.

[bing181 8,174]

We're happy being pathetic, supporters accept it not many have the guts to challenge it.

But thankfully we have you here to singlehandedly put us on the straight and narrow.

What a hero.

[QueenC 74]

Sorry mate, spent 15 years of my life living in Frankston and know what it's like when your home town cops a unwarranted spray. Was just looking for a town well known. Moe seems to cop a lot of the wripple effect from Morwell from what I hear.

Well I spent the first 11 years of my life living there mate and was thrilled when the family moved. Spent a weekend in Sydney for the first time since back in 2005 and had forgotten how much I dislike the place. No competition between the two cities and surrounding suburbs IMO.

Congrats to you, but for a hell of a lot of us the complete opposite is also true......

I love to visit Melbourne, but am a Sydney girl through and through and can never understand the point of beating up on an entire city like it is all the same thing.

You may not like it up here, but there are those of us that love it, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else, so quit with the self righteous bagging.

Also even in the west there are some genuinely great places to live. Big beautiful places out on the Nepean etc, but what most here don't understand is the sheer geography of the place.

GWS is based at Bankstown (not the greatest but also not the worst and certainly not some slum) but it is roughly in the middle of the greater Sydney region.

Edited September 8, 2011 by QueenC

[old55 21,361]

GWS Giants wait after Tom Scully pitch

- Daily Telegraph.

Includes new quote from Silvagni.

Apollo Moon Tracks

It was all a staged set-up. These photos are faked too.

[QueenC 74]

GWS Giants wait after Tom Scully pitch

- Daily Telegraph.

Includes new quote from Silvagni.

I'm just impressed that actually made it into the Telegraph.....

GWS hasn't really had much media publicity up here apart from the fibbing about their membership numbers!!!

[Pipefitter 2,020]

My only regret from all this garbage is I didn't make a tom scully iPhone app. I would have made a killing!

[Guest Gareth Keenan]

GWS Giants wait after Tom Scully pitch

- Daily Telegraph.

Includes new quote from Silvagni.

One of the biggest selling points, I think, is what Palmer mentions - getting out of the fishbowl, where everyone knows everyone.

The scrutiny on kids like Scully has grown exponentially, and every second person he comes across would be asking him about his decision.

I hate to say it, but the relative anonymity of GWS would be a provide solace for kids like him.

[hardtack 10,127]

Yep slumsville.....

Breakfast Point

Yep, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of ignorance there is when it comes to perceptions of Sydney's western suburbs; for example, this whole Blacktown/Falafel connection (saw it used in here a few pages back)... apart from the racist overtones, I think when Eddie said it, he was probably confusing Blacktown with Bankstown (where there is a large mid-eastern population), yet people still persist with it here. Go figure.

[Guest Gareth Keenan]

My only regret from all this garbage is I didn't make a tom scully iPhone app. I would have made a killing!

could still make a Tom $cully ipone app

[Guest Gareth Keenan]

Yep, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of ignorance there is when it comes to perceptions of Sydney's western suburbs; for example, this whole Blacktown/Falafel connection (saw it used in here a few pages back)... apart from the racist overtones, I think when Eddie said it, he was probably confusing Blacktown with Bankstown (where there is a large mid-eastern population), yet people still persist with it here. Go figure.

Well it's pretty easy - football supporters in general are stupid.

No mystery there.

[Lil_red_fire_engine 10,219]

Should this not be in the other thread. No new news here?

Edited September 8, 2011 by big_red_fire_engine

[hardtack 10,127]

GWS Giants wait after Tom Scully pitch

- Daily Telegraph.

Includes new quote from Silvagni.

Looking at the Sheedy quote, I wouldn't think his confidence is particularly high re Scully signing on...

"GWS coach Kevin Sheedy was confident his club would boast a strong midfield, even if Scully decides to stay with the Demons.

"We've got four or five boys (midfielders) training already that are very capable of playing league footy next year," Sheedy said.

"All of a sudden you're looking at about a dozen players in the midfield. If he's one of them, then so be it."

Edited September 8, 2011 by hardtack

[old dee 22,930]

Seriously, I have all the fire in the world in my belly... but realistically, what can we actually do as supporters?

If I hear any good suggestions, I'll be onto it like a madman.

If 37000 members wrote a letter to the AFl do you think they would get the message.

It would not change anything but it might make them think about the next move they make.

And more important IMO it might unite the club.

"well it is them and us now"

We are way too meek at the MFC

[H_T 2,941]

I'm just impressed that actually made it into the Telegraph.....

GWS hasn't really had much media publicity up here apart from the fibbing about their membership numbers!!!

Yeah I know, I miss Melbourne.

It's been great reading Billy Slater's win in the Dally M up here though.

[QueenC 74]

Yep, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of ignorance there is when it comes to perceptions of Sydney's western suburbs; for example, this whole Blacktown/Falafel connection (saw it used in here a few pages back)... apart from the racist overtones, I think when Eddie said it, he was probably confusing Blacktown with Bankstown (where there is a large mid-eastern population), yet people still persist with it here. Go figure.

Ignorance is blss I guess and if you are that way inclined you're more likely to be able to be unfalteringly critical.....

You mentioned that you work in Gordon, the North Shore is a lovely and generally older part of the city, and I live not too far from there.

A little further west but probably not too far to be shot by some in here like a rabid traitor.

[old dee 22,930]

Should this not be in the other thread. No new news here?

Probably, in fact yes

[nutbean 8,837]

Yep, it never ceases to amaze me the amount of ignorance there is when it comes to perceptions of Sydney's western suburbs; for example, this whole Blacktown/Falafel connection (saw it used in here a few pages back)... apart from the racist overtones, I think when Eddie said it, he was probably confusing Blacktown with Bankstown (where there is a large mid-eastern population), yet people still persist with it here. Go figure.

And thats still not the main issue.

For example

- the President of the Western Bulldogs ( Footscray)lives in Far East Footscray - other wise known as Toorak

- The President of Collingwood lives in Deep South Collingwood - otherwise known as Toorak

- Buddy Franklin of Hawthorn lives in South East Hawthorn otherwise known as Brighton.

Even if the GWS training centre was next door to Long Bay Jail does that mean you have to live in Malabar ?

You get the picture.

[QueenC 74]

It's been great reading Billy Slater's win in the Dally M up here though.

Annoying of course, but completely deserved, he has been awesome.....unfortunately !!!

[hardtack 10,127]

GWS is based at Bankstown (not the greatest but also not the worst and certainly not some slum) but it is roughly in the middle of the greater Sydney region.

Blacktown actually, I think you will find :-)

[QueenC 74]

Breakfast Point

And thats still not the main issue.

For example

- the President of the Western Bulldogs ( Footscray)lives in Far East Footscray - other wise known as Toorak

- The President of Collingwood lives in Deep South Collingwood - otherwise known as Toorak

- Buddy Franklin of Hawthorn lives in South East Hawthorn otherwise known as Brighton.

Even if the GWS training centre was next door to Long Bay Jail does that mean you have to live in Malabar ?

You get the picture.

Thus my link to here (Breakfast Point), the GWS presser was held here and I believe housing of some kind will be provided within the development......

And while it is in the inner west it is not next door to the stadium they will be plsying at.

[hardtack 10,127]

Ignorance is blss I guess and if you are that way inclined you're more likely to be able to be unfalteringly critical.....

You mentioned that you work in Gordon, the North Shore is a lovely and generally older part of the city, and I live not too far from there.

A little further west but probably not too far to be shot by some in here like a rabid traitor.

Yes, I work in Gordon (the old Sun building) and live in the Inner West... still has the word "west" associated with it, so I suppose according to some here, I'm a slum dweller :-)

[hardtack 10,127]

And thats still not the main issue.

For example

- the President of the Western Bulldogs ( Footscray)lives in Far East Footscray - other wise known as Toorak

- The President of Collingwood lives in Deep South Collingwood - otherwise known as Toorak

- Buddy Franklin of Hawthorn lives in South East Hawthorn otherwise known as Brighton.

Even if the GWS training centre was next door to Long Bay Jail does that mean you have to live in Malabar ?

You get the picture.

Yes NB, I actually raised that very point a few pages earlier :-)

[QueenC 74]

Blacktown actually, I think you will find :-)

You're right, my mistake but my point still stands....

Not all of Sydney is automatically evil, just because it isn't Melbourne.

[Rhino Richards 1,467]

If 37000 members wrote a letter to the AFl do you think they would get the message.

It would not change anything but it might make them think about the next move they make.

And more important IMO it might unite the club.

"well it is them and us now"

We are way too meek at the MFC

You are right it would change anything and it wont make the AFL flinch on their next move.

Meek? I d rather the Club did not waste scare resources disappearing up blind alleys.

There are better ways to unite the Club but you will still have the entrenched posse of pessimists who mystreriously see themselves in the vanguard of positive action by continually claiming the Club is weak, meek, crap and has been so for 50 years.